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1. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:36:10 -0500; What is this steel cable for? It certainly doesn't exist on my MK IV... I would guess it is meant to improve the crashworthiness of the car somehow. Doug Braun '72 Spit; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00253.html (7,562 bytes)
2. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: "wizardz" <wizardz@toad.net>; Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:49:41 -0500; Hhhmmmm...don't know for sure if the '72's had one but the cable is a major electrical ground and safety mechanism. Check your rear transmission mount. On the driver's side (US spec) there should be; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00255.html (8,949 bytes)
3. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: "RALPH JANNELLI" <RALPH.JANNELLI@Prodigy.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:38:27 -0500; I've owned 3 Spitfires a '70, '72 and '65. None of them had the cable you are describing. There is a "tie rod" part number 131456 shown in the Spitfire Mark I factory parts manual that is shown going; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00256.html (10,246 bytes)
4. RE: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: "Bowen, Patrick A RP2" <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 09:55:05 -0500; Ralph, this cable is used mainly on 1500's I don't know the exact start date but I believe it to be about the crossover from Mark IVs to 1500s. It acts as a grounding cable, but also, and probably it; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00260.html (10,948 bytes)
5. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:07:59 -0500; Hi Patrick, I kind of have a rough time believing the cable would assist in any type of longitudinal twist limitation since it runs parallel to the rotational forces. Yes, it is an electrical ground; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00261.html (12,562 bytes)
6. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 07:10:28 -0800; The "cable" referred to (in this thread) is installed on later model 1500's and I *believe* is for (crash) restraint purposes. It is about a 3/16-1/4 inch dia steel braided cable with steel swaged o; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00263.html (8,295 bytes)
7. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:00:00 -0500 (); I don't know exactly when this came into use, but I believe it was only on some 1500 models, likely 1975 or even later (based on personal experience with fairly original Spitfires of various vintages; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00265.html (8,290 bytes)
8. RE: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: "Bowen, Patrick A RP2" <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 12:26:52 -0500; Paul your answer might be so. I have however noticed, perhaps an unintentional design side affect, that with the cable on the engine it does not rotate as much under power. It does make sense that it; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00268.html (13,146 bytes)
9. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: RIBJEN@aol.com; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:28:18 EST; Hi all, My '78 spit has the heavy steel cable but I have a question about this ground strap. My negative battery terminal is grounded directly to a bolt on the bellhousing. It is a battery cable with; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00269.html (7,474 bytes)
10. Re: Heavy Steel Cable (score: 1): Author: "wizardz" <wizardz@maxinter.net>; Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:05:37 -0500; You're just fine Bob. Every '78 I've ever seen..( including the one I own now as well) is that way. Without the cable there wouldn't be an electrical path for all the lighting and etc. The motor (if; /html/spitfires/2000-01/msg00273.html (9,189 bytes)

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